Direction Quotes
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"Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. We all have twenty-four hour days."
"She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. 'Time' for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water."
"You must give everything to make your life as beautiful as the dreams that dance in your imagination."
"I used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place in my life."
"Enlightenment is man's release from his self-incurred tutelage. Tutelage is man's inability to make use of his understanding without direction from another. Self-incurred is this tutelage when its cause lies not in lack of reason but in lack of resolution and courage to use it without direction from another. Sapere aude! 'Have courage to use your own reason!'- that is the motto of enlightenment."
"When you're here, I'm there for you. And when you're there, I'm here for you."
"I was an adventurer, but she was not an adventuress. She was a 'wanderess.' Thus, she didn’t care about money, only experiences - whether they came from wealth or from poverty, it was all the same to her."
"When she was a child, my love carried a road-map in her hand the way other girls carried handkerchiefs. She always knew the way. Her feet were little wings. And her beautiful head was a compass."
"Stop in somebody's shadow to rest and cool down, and you are lost. No one can make anyone else happy."
"If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong."
"What you are, and who you are should provide greater clarity about where you have been and where you are headed. Although one distinguishes spiritual from physical nature, the ultimate unification of the two is the consequence of the struggle for internal, external and eternal – peace."
"Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars."
"During moments of strife and 'dis-ease', check your flow and redirect your focus to that which is naturally good."
"Fortunately Jesus didn't leave [the disciples]-or any of us-without hope or direction. Where we fail, Jesus succeeded. The only One who as able to recognize and follow His purpose from the beginning was Jesus. He alone was able to obey consistently and please God completely. And His divine mission was to make a way for each of us to do the same."
"When your drive is moving your purpose, focus must hold the wheels else your might miss the way. And do you know what that means? Avoid Crash!!!. Stay focused!"
"I have come to accept the feeling of not knowing where I am going. And I have trained myself to love it. Because it is only when we are suspended in mid-air with no landing in sight, that we force our wings to unravel and alas begin our flight. And as we fly, we still may not know where we are going to. But the miracle is in the unfolding of the wings. You may not know where you're going, but you know that so long as you spread your wings, the winds will carry you."
"I know where I come from, but what I want to know is, where am I going?"
"Faith keeps our ships moving, while empathy and the memories of our experiences lead to wisdom."
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
"No matter how tiny you look, you can lead huge men if you have what the huge men don't have."
"A compass calibrated by my greed is a rather shrewd way to legitimize my agenda. However, true north on a compass such as this is a straight line to the edge of a really big cliff."
"To ‘let go’ sometimes makes us feel like losers because it means giving up what truly we felt we had a right to. But true strength lies in resisting the urge to hold onto things and people that bring us down."
"Just becauseyou feel lostdoesn't meanthat you are.Sometimes youjust have to relax,breathe deep,and trust the pathyou're on."
"How to win in life:1 work hard 2 complain less 3 listen more 4 try, learn, grow5 don't let people tell you it cant be done6 make no excuses"
"He was no god, just an artist; and when an artist is a man, he needs a woman to create like a god."
"what once cause catastrophe in my life has now become the catalyst for my direction."
"Darkness should never be an excuse to quit, for with God, darkness is the exact stuff that light was built for."
"With discipline, you can lose weight, you can excel in work, you can win the war."
"Creativity without discipline will struggle, creativity with discipline will succeed."
"Consequences need not be the obstacles that I dread, but the direction that I need."
"Underneath the chaos there stirs a great plan. And it will be birthed only if I give it permission to do so because I have exercised the faith that it’s there."
"If only thy eyes flutter once, the bees lose their direction and the fighting men their aim!"
"If you are on social media, and you are not learning, not laughing, not being inspired or not networking, then you are using it wrong."
"You need to understand what goal you were created for and you need to understand your destination"
"I want to ‘think’ that I have all the answers. But if I ‘think’, I soon realize that what I thought to be answers were guesses. And if I ‘think’ yet again, I begin to realize that since God has all the answers He never hands me a guess."
Craig D. Lounsbrough, Flecks of Gold on a Path of Stone: Simple Truths for Profound Living
"Be on the right way and go in the right direction. Once you are never going back, you will progress day after day, little by little."
"Freedom of Speech doesn't justify online bullying. Words have power, be careful how you use them."
"No one else knows exactly what the future holds for you, no one else knows what obstacles you've overcome to be where you are, so don't expect others to feel as passionate about your dreams as you do."
"Life is a moving target. So your vision needs to be an accurate objective, to give you direction for your actions. As you move toward your goal, the vision becomes even more substantive, more palpable. It becomes something you can’t wait to share with others continually. The excitement is infectious."
Farshad Asl, The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity
"Sharing a clear and concise vision spawns a sense of purpose and direction. It attracts success toward you and helps you build an expanding team."
Farshad Asl, The "No Excuses" Mindset: A Life of Purpose, Passion, and Clarity
"When Hate takes center stage you know you're watching the wrong show"
"Train up a child in such a way she or he should go even when she or he is old she or he will not depart' Proverb"
"Never deviate from the right way and you will improve."
"A delirious person would think there's only one way, and that way is simple, but the truth is no way of living is simple, and there are many ways like there are many roads, but one must think above the system, and the individual must work strong to avail enough to be satisfied."
"Sometimes it’s typical to think you found what you desire, but then the opposition can happen, causing reevaluation on your options. Conversely, when you find beauty in something that holds treasures, you may have found beauty to your heart’s desire that harvest love or pain through it. The harvest is inevitable, but your senses redirect for proper discernment and perception."
"If there’s any redeeming quality that I can find in running away from something, it’s that I’m on my feet. Now all I’ve got to do is alter my direction."
"It’s not about the elimination of fear. Rather it’s about the elimination of the feeling that the elimination of fear is necessary before we take the next step."
"Real women fight for something, other than their own emotions."
"Lots of paths lead to beautiful places, but always remember someone had to make those paths. Have no fear in making your own path."
"There's a reason why golfers walk forward to their next shot. It's to move on."
"The only person to influence the direction and purpose of your life is the one who gave it. God!"
Israelmore Ayivor, Leaders' Frontpage: Leadership Insights from 21 Martin Luther King Jr. Thoughts
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